Postural control in Parkinson's disease

Fukunaga, Jackeline Yumi; Quitschal, Rafaela Maia; Doná, Flávia; Ferraz, Henrique Ballalai; Ganança, Maurício Malavasi; Caovilla, Heloísa Helena

doi:10.1016/j.bjorl.2014.05.032

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“…Postural sway during quiet standing in PD is another parameter of postural control, which has been studied previously using different force platforms to measure COP displacement in various sensory conditions [3,5,6,9,10,24,25,[27][28][29]. The present study revealed that patients with PD had a greater COP area than healthy subjects under the following test conditions: open eyes; closed eyes; inaccurate somatosensory information and closed eyes; dynamic visual field; and visual-vestibular interaction.…”

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Changes in postural control in patients with Parkinson's disease: a posturographic study

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Changes in postural control in patients with Parkinson's disease: a posturographic study

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“…Posturography is an objective research tool that allows the analysis of postural sway in both the sagittal and frontal planes [16]. Looking through the various studies, it may be noted that the assessment of balance with a balance platform is very popular, because it is a tool that is easy to use, gives quantitative results and explores the greatly precise activity of the balance of a human.…”

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Analysis of Postural Stability in a Female-Patient with Parkinsons Disease Before and After Double-Sided Dbs Implantation-A 2-Year Case-Study

Mirek¹,

Filip²

2016

Gen Med (Los Angeles)

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Parkinson's disease, PD is one of the most frequent, progressive neurodegenerative diseases of the central nervous system. The most important four core symptoms of PD include: rigidity, resting tremor, bradykinesia, and postural instability. In addition to pharmacological treatment of PD, also available are advanced methods such as infusion therapies and deep brain stimulation (DBS). The aim of the undertaken study for 69-year-old female patient diagnosed with PD is the preliminary assessment of the use of a balance platform as an objective tool for monitoring the progression of imbalances in the course of PD. Due to the increase of PD symptoms (resting and kinetic limb tremors, drug-induced dyskinesias, paranoid delusions with hallucinations) and poor tolerance of the drugs, she was approved for double-sided DBS implantation. An increase in postural sway in both the sagittal and frontal planes was observed in patients after direct double-sided DBS implantation and pharmacological treatment. During the sixmonth observation period after combined DBS and physiotherapy, improvement occurred in the analyzed parameters. Computer testing with the usage of the balance platform is a repeatable method that can be successfully applied in the assessment of movement disorders and the analysis of the results of pharmacological treatment, DBS or the physiotherapy of patients with PD.

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“…This disease is one of the most important chronic diseases in elderly people. Among the main symptoms of Parkinson's disease is the tremor in the hands and feet at rest, slow movements, the stiffness of the arms and legs as well as the lack of postural balance (Fukunaga et al, ). The probability of development of this disease increases as the individual grows up and becomes older, and about 1.8% of people aged over 65 develop this disease (Aminoff et al, ).…”

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A Comparison of Effectiveness of Dohsa‐hou and the Alexander Technique on Happiness, Social Adjustment, Hope, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

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The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Dohsa‐hou and the Alexander Technique on happiness, social adjustment, hope, mental health, and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease. The statistical population of this study included all of the patients with Parkinson's disease who were clients of neural therapeutic centers in Isfahan City in 2015. Among this population, 28 patients were selected through convenience sampling as the sample of the study. The Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, the Social Adjustment Scale, the Adult Hope Scale, the General Health Questionnaire, and the Word Health Quality of Life Questionnaire were used as the instruments of the study. Data were analyzed by analyses of variance with repeated measures. The results showed that both interventions of this study can improve happiness, hope, and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease, but Dohsa‐hou is more effective than the Alexander Technique in the improvement of happiness and hope. Probable explanations have been discussed.

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Postural control in Parkinson's disease

Abstract: Postural imbalance in Parkinson's disease patients is characterized by the abnormalities of weight distribution index, synchronization index, Fourier transformation index, and fall index as measured by Tetrax™ posturography.

Cited by 27 publications

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Changes in postural control in patients with Parkinson's disease: a posturographic study

Changes in postural control in patients with Parkinson's disease: a posturographic study

Analysis of Postural Stability in a Female-Patient with Parkinsons Disease Before and After Double-Sided Dbs Implantation-A 2-Year Case-Study

A Comparison of Effectiveness of Dohsa‐hou and the Alexander Technique on Happiness, Social Adjustment, Hope, Mental Health, and Quality of Life in Patients with Parkinson's Disease

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